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George Frank
KORCH
(b.
12 July 1894
,
East Lyme, Connecticut, USA
d.
abt. 1955
,
Webster, Massachusetts, USA
)
Summary:
George Frank KORCH was born
12 July 1894
in East Lyme, Connecticut, USA.
George Frank KORCH
was the child of
Andrew (András) KORCH (KOVALČÍK) and
Elizabeth (Alzbeta) (Erzsébet) TOMKO
and the grandchild of:
(paternal)
Andreas KOVALYCIK and
Borka STRYCIKO
(maternal)
George (György) TOMKO and
Anna PASICSÁK (PASITSÁK)
He married Mae N OSTBERG 21 August 1918 in Webster, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 9 children. Mae N OSTBERG was born 20 May 1899 in Webster, Massachusetts, USA. She died 10 February 1984 in Webster, Massachusetts, USA. She was the daughter of Oscar Ludwig OSTBERG and Almina Nathalia ANDERSON.
George Frank KORCH died abt. 1955 in Webster, Massachusetts, USA.
Details of the life of George appear below.
He married Mae N OSTBERG 21 August 1918 in Webster, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 9 children. Mae N OSTBERG was born 20 May 1899 in Webster, Massachusetts, USA. She died 10 February 1984 in Webster, Massachusetts, USA. She was the daughter of Oscar Ludwig OSTBERG and Almina Nathalia ANDERSON.
George Frank KORCH died abt. 1955 in Webster, Massachusetts, USA.
Details of the life of George appear below.
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East Lyme, Connecticut, USA
Oldest house in East Lyme
East Lyme, Connecticut, USA
Rocky Neck State Park, East Lyme, Conn.
East Lyme, Connecticut, USA
Ye Golden Spur Inn, East Lyme, Conn.
East Lyme, Connecticut, USA
Niantic River Yacht Basin, Niantic, Conn.
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George Frank KORCH married
Mae N OSTBERG-- Date: 21 August 1918 Place: Webster, Massachusetts, USAfamilysearch.org
Mae N OSTBERG was the daughter of Oscar Ludwig OSTBERG and Almina Nathalia ANDERSON
Certificate of Marriage
Webster, August 21, 1918
Groom:
George F. Korch
age 23, white, residence - Thompson, Conn.
first marriage
occupation Woolen Weaver
born East Lyme Conn.
father - Andrew Korch
mother - Elizabeth Tonko
Bride:
May N. Ostberg
age 19, white, residence - Webster, Mass.
first marriage
born Webster, Mass.
father - Oscar Ostberg
mother - Natalie Anderson
Massachusetts, State Vital Records, 1841-1920
Marriages Marriages 1918 vol 0041
Watertown-West Springfield Image 301 of 524
Children:
Jayne Olive KORCH (b.9 November 1920, Webster, Massachusetts, USA d. 26 September 2014, Webster, Massachusetts, USA)m. Stephen Francis PLAZA abt. 1944
Charlotte KORCH (b.27 March 1922, Webster, Massachusetts, USA d. 26 January 1992, Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA )m. Eugene E ARMSTRONG 18 October 1940
George Frank KORCH (b.1924, Webster, Massachusetts, USA d. bef. 2004, ) Harold Earl KORCH (b.1 October 1925, Webster, Massachusetts, USA d. 14 February 2007, Putnam, Connecticut, USA)m. Jeannette COLLETTE
Barbara M KORCH (b.26 March 1927, Webster, Massachusetts, USA d. 13 March 2007, Dudley, Massachusetts, USA)m. Charles F KOPAS
Warren Carl KORCH (b.2 July 1928, Webster, Massachusetts, USA d. 6 January 1979, Middletown, Connecticut, USA) Donald Paul KORCH (b.1930, Webster, Massachusetts, USA d. 8 March 2009, North Grosvenordale, Connecticut, USA)m. Irene BLAIN
Leonard Russell KORCH (b.18 January 1932, Webster, Massachusetts, USA d. 5 May 1962, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA)m. Madeleine D CHOINIERE Oct. 1954
Norma P KORCH (b.25 February 1934, Webster, Massachusetts, USA d. 26 April 2004, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA)m. Edward J SZKUTAK 4 November 1972
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Grave marker - Mt. Zion Cemetery, Webster, MA
Birth 12 July 1894
East Lyme, Connecticut, USA
1896 - Gold discovered in the Yukon's Klondike
1897 - September 1 – The Boston subway opens, becoming the first underground metro in North America.in 1897, at 6 am, over 100 people crowded onto the first train to travel through a tunnel under...Read MORE...
1898 - U.S. battleship, Maine, blows up in Havana Harbor, Cuba, igniting the Spanish-American war.The World Almanac of the U.S.A, by Allan Carpenter and Carl Provorse, 1996 -
1898 - April 25 – Spanish-American War: The United States declares war on Spain; the U.S. Congress announces that a state of war has existed since April 21 (later backdating this one more day to April 20)....On April 11, 1898, President William McKinley asked Congress for authorization to end the...Read MORE...
1898 - December 10 – The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Spanish-American War.On December 10, the Treaty of Paris officially ended the Spanish-American War. The once-proud...Read MORE...
1900 Thompson, Windham, Connecticut
CT page 40 of 56 #526 Thompson. Andrew is listed as born in July 1868, 31 years old working in...Read MORE...
CT page 40 of 56 #526 Thompson. Andrew is listed as born in July 1868, 31 years old working in...Read MORE...
1900 - March 15 – The Gold Standard Act is ratified, placing the United States currency on the gold standard.The Gold Standard Act a Law.
Washington, March 15. - The gold standard act passed by congress,...Read MORE...
1900 - June 1 – American temperance agitator Carrie Nation begins her crusade to demolish saloons.THE KIOWA SALOONS RAIDED.
Mrs. Carrie Nation, of this City, Invaded Six of Them last Thursday....Read MORE...
1901 - January 22 - Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom dies at age 81, after more than 63 years on the throne, and her son the Prince of Wales formally succeeds her as King Edward VII.www.wikipedia.org - January 22, 1901
1903 - Marconi sends and receives the first wireless transatlantic communicationOne hundred years ago on Saturday, a young Italian inventor named Guglielmo Marconi stood on a...Read MORE...
1903 - June 16 - Ford Motor Company is incorporated in Detroit, MichiganJune 16, 1903
1903 - October - First World SeriesThe 1903 World Series was the first modern World Series to be played in Major League Baseball. It...Read MORE...
1903 - December 17 – Orville Wright flies an aircraft with a petrol engine at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina in the first documented, successful, controlled, powered, heavier-than-air flight.THE MACHINE ACTUALLY FLIES
Successful Trial of Kitty Hawk, N.C., of Wright Brother's...Read MORE...
1904 - April 30 – The Louisiana Purchase Exposition World's Fair opens in St. Louis, Missouri (closes December 1).Ice-cream cones were first served in 1904 at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition world's fair in St....Read MORE...
1904 - June 28 - U.S. begins construction of Panama CanalFebruary 23 – For $10 million, the United States gains control of the Panama Canal Zone...
June...Read MORE...
1908 - September 27 – Henry Ford produces his first Model T automobile.www.wikipedia.org - September 27, 1908
1910 Thompson, Windham, Connecticut
CT page 17 of 54 #589 Thompson (Wilsonville Village) as farmer, age 44.
With wife, Elizabeth, 44,...Read MORE...
CT page 17 of 54 #589 Thompson (Wilsonville Village) as farmer, age 44.
With wife, Elizabeth, 44,...Read MORE...
1912 - April 15 - Titanic sinks in the North AtlanticAt 2:20 a.m. on April 15, 1912, the British ocean liner Titanic sinks into the North Atlantic Ocean ...Read MORE...
1913 - October 31 – The Lincoln Highway, the first automobile road across the United States, is dedicated.MANY STATES TO DEDICATE HIGHWAY
New Route Across Continent Will Be Inaugurated With Many...Read MORE...
1913 - December 23 – The Federal Reserve System is created as the central banking system of the United States by Woodrow Wilson's signature of the Federal Reserve Act.www.wikipedia.org - December 23, 1913
1914 - Woodrow Wilson signs a Mother's Day proclamation.GIVES APPROVAL TO MOTHERS' DAY
President Wilson Acts on Joint Resolution of Congress
FLAGS...Read MORE...
1914 - August 1 - World War I begins: Germany declares war on Russia and France and invades BelgiumAugust 1, 1914 - Germany declares war on Russia. France and Belgium begin full...Read MORE...
1915 - January 25 - First United States coast-to-coast long-distance telephone call,facilitated by a newly invented vacuum tube amplifier, ceremonially inaugurated by Alexander Graham ...Read MORE...
1915 - May 7 – WWI: Sinking of the RMS Lusitania: British ocean liner RMS Lusitania is sunk by Imperial German Navy U-boat U-20 off the south-west coast of Ireland, killing 1,198 civilians en route from New York to Liverpool.www.wikipedia.org - May 7, 1915
1916 - On May 30, 1916, President Woodrow Wilson issued a presidential proclamation establishing a national Flag Day on June 14.www.americaslibrary.gov - May 30, 1916
1917
He was born in East Lyme, Connecticut. He is the Assistant Manager of the Woolworth Store in...Read MORE...
He was born in East Lyme, Connecticut. He is the Assistant Manager of the Woolworth Store in...Read MORE...
1917 - March 2 – The enactment of the Jones Act grants Puerto Ricans United States citizenship.Citizenship for Porto Ricans.
From the New York Herald.
With the passage of the new government...Read MORE...
1917 - April 6 – WWI: The United States declares war on Germany.U.S. At War
GERMAN SHIPS ARE SEIZED
HOUSE PASSES WAR BILL BY VOTE 373-50
Washington, April 6 - ...Read MORE...
1917 - June 5 – WWI: Conscription begins in the United States.AVERAGE MAN HAS A 20 TO 1 CHANCE OF BEING DRAFTED
But He Must Register on Tuesday or Go to...Read MORE...
1918 Marriage / PartnerGeorge Frank KORCH and Mae N OSTBERG 21 August 1918, Webster, Massachusetts, USA
1918 - March 19 – The United States Congress establishes time zones and approves daylight saving time (DST goes into effect on March 31).Getting Used to the "Daylight Saving" Time.
"Daylight saving" is now a law, if not a fact, and...Read MORE...
1918 - October 31 – The Hungarian government terminates the personal union with Austria, officially dissolving the Austro-Hungarian empire.www.wikipedia.org - October 31, 1918
1919 - June 4 – Women's rights: The United States Congress approves the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which would guarantee suffrage to women, and sends it to the U.S. states for ratification.SENATE ADOPTS AMENDMENT FOR SUFFRAGE, 56-25
Congress Puts Votes for Women Up to States for...Read MORE...
1919 - June 28 - The Treaty of Versailles is signed, blaming Germany for World War I and creating a League of NationsWorld War I (1914-1918) was finally over. This first global conflict had claimed from 9 million to...Read MORE...
1919 - October 28 – Prohibition in the United States is authorized:The United States Congress passes the Volstead Act over President Woodrow Wilson's veto....Read MORE...
1920
George Korch is living on High St. in Webster, MA. He is 24, born in CT, parents b. in Austria. He...Read MORE...
George Korch is living on High St. in Webster, MA. He is 24, born in CT, parents b. in Austria. He...Read MORE...
1920 - January 17 - Prohibition goes into effect on January 17, 1920, under the provisions of the 18th Amendment to the United States Constitution. 'Cans' and 'Can'ts' of Amendment
Dry Amendment 'Cans' and 'Can'ts'
Here are some of the things...Read MORE...
1920 Birth of ChildJayne Olive KORCH was born 9 November 1920, Webster, Massachusetts, USA
Webster, Worcester, Massachusetts
1922 - Chase Mills, Webster, Mass.
WEAVE ROOM
"George Korch is receiving congratulations on the ...Read MORE...
1922 - Chase Mills, Webster, Mass.
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1922 Birth of ChildCharlotte KORCH was born 27 March 1922, Webster, Massachusetts, USA
1924 - June 2 - Congress Granted Citizenship to All Native Americans Born in the U.S. Citizenship Given Indians
- Long Beach Press -
Every native-born Indian in this country is...Read MORE...
1925 Birth of ChildHarold Earl KORCH was born 1 October 1925, Webster, Massachusetts, USA
1927 Birth of ChildBarbara M KORCH was born 26 March 1927, Webster, Massachusetts, USA
1928 Webster, Worcester, Massachusetts
Korch, George (Mae), emp W Mills, h Ash R D 1
The Webster and Oxford Directory 1928
Korch, George (Mae), emp W Mills, h Ash R D 1
The Webster and Oxford Directory 1928
1928 Birth of ChildWarren Carl KORCH was born 2 July 1928, Webster, Massachusetts, USA
1929 - February 11 - Independent State of Vatican City created by Lateran TreatyLateran Concordat of 1929
On February 11th, 1929, an historic treaty was signed between the...Read MORE...
1929 - St Valentine's Day MassacreGunmen of Alphonse Capone (1899-1947) murder seven rival Chicago mobsters in the "St. Valentine's...Read MORE...
1929 - October 24–29 – Wall Street Crash of 1929: Three multi-digit percentage drops wipe out more than $30 billion from the New York Stock Exchange (10 times greater than the annual budget of the federal government).In the 1920s, the stock market was rapidly growing. Many investors hoped to quickly get...Read MORE...
1930 Webster, Worcester, Massachusetts
George F. and Mae N. Korch are living on Ash St in Webster, MA. George is 35, b. CT, parents b....Read MORE...
George F. and Mae N. Korch are living on Ash St in Webster, MA. George is 35, b. CT, parents b....Read MORE...
1930 - February 18 - Pluto is discoveredPluto was discovered at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, by astronomer Clyde W....Read MORE...
1931
Korch Andrew (Anna) loomfixer, h 45 First
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Korch Andrew (Anna) loomfixer, h 45 First
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1931 - March 3 – The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the United States National anthem.ANTHEM BILL PASSED
WASHINGTON - March 3 - (AP) - The Senate today passed and sent to the House a...Read MORE...
1931 - May 1 - The Empire State Building Opens President Herbert Hoover pressed a button in Washington, D.C., and on came the lights in the...Read MORE...
1932 Birth of ChildLeonard Russell KORCH was born 18 January 1932, Webster, Massachusetts, USA
1932 - May 20–May 21 – Amelia Earhart flies from the USA to Derry, Northern Ireland in 14 hours 54 minutes.Amelia Earhart is First Woman to Fly Atlantic Ocean Alone
New York, May 21. (AP) - Word was...Read MORE...
1933 - March, The Great Depression: President Franklin D. Roosevelt declares a "Bank holiday", closing all United States banks and freezing all financial transactions.Bank Holiday Causes Flood of Freak News
Church Calls Moratorium; Movies on Credit; Lucky San...Read MORE...
1933 - April 5 - President of the United States Franklin D. Roosevelt declares a national emergency and issues Executive Order 6102, making it illegal for U.S. citizens to own substantial amounts of monetary gold or bullion.Issues A New Call For Gold
Roosevelt Orders Return to Federal Reserve Banks of All Amounts over...Read MORE...
1933 - April 19 – The United States officially goes off the gold standard.U.S. Off the Gold Standard
First Time in Half Century
United States' Action in Leaving Gold...Read MORE...
1933 - November 8 – New Deal: U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt unveils the Civil Works Administration, an organization designed to create jobs for more than 4 million of the unemployed.www.wikipedia.org - November 8, 1933
1933 - December 5 – The 21st Amendment to the United States Constitution is passed, repealing Prohibition.Obey Rum Law, F.D.R. Urges
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5. (AP) - President Roosevelt late today signed a...Read MORE...
1934 Birth of ChildNorma P KORCH was born 25 February 1934, Webster, Massachusetts, USA
1935 - Dust Bowl: The great dust storm in the United States hits eastern New Mexico and Colorado, and western Oklahoma the hardest.LIFE IN DUST BOWL OF UNITED STATES BEING RULED TODAY BY THREE WORDS - "IF IT RAINS"
By Robert...Read MORE...
1935 - August 14 – United States President Franklin Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act into law.Roosevelt Sees New Steps To Social Security For Nation
WASHINGTON, Aug. 15. (AP). - President...Read MORE...
1935 - September 30 - Roosevelt Dedicates Boulder Dam (later to be known as Hoover Dam)Government Spending Is To Be Ended
Private Industry Mus Now Maintain Recovery Pay Says F.R.
by...Read MORE...
1937 - May 6 – Hindenburg disaster: In the United States, the German airship Hindenburg bursts into flame when mooring to a mast in...Read MORE...
1938 - October 24 - The minimum wage is established by law in the United States.www.wikipedia.org - October 24, 1938
1939 - April 30 - World's Fair opens in New York CityApril 30, 1939
1939 - September 1 - World War II begins: Germany invades PolandSeptember 1, 1939
1940 Thompson, Windham, Connecticut
114 Wilsonville
Kovalchk Elizabeth, head, 73, widow, b. Austria
Kovalcek George, head, 45, b. CT, ...Read MORE...
114 Wilsonville
Kovalchk Elizabeth, head, 73, widow, b. Austria
Kovalcek George, head, 45, b. CT, ...Read MORE...
1940 - May 10 - Winston Churchill becomes Prime Minister of Great BritainMay 10, 1940
1941 - January 13 – All persons born in Puerto Rico since this day are declared U.S. citizens by birth, through U.S. federal law.www.wikipedia.org - January 13, 1941
1941 - December 7 - Japanese attacked Pearl HarborAttack on Pearl Harbor: Aircraft flying from Imperial Japanese Navy carriers launch a surprise...Read MORE...
1941 - December 8 - WWII: President of the United States Franklin D. Roosevelt delivers his "Infamy Speech" President of the United States Franklin D. Roosevelt delivers his "Infamy Speech" to a Joint...Read MORE...
1941 - December 11 - Germany and Italy declare war on the United States. The U.S. responds in kind.www.wikipedia.org - December 11, 1941
1942 World War II Draft Registration
name: George Frank Korch
event: Draft Registration
event date: 1942
event place: Putnam,...Read MORE...
name: George Frank Korch
event: Draft Registration
event date: 1942
event place: Putnam,...Read MORE...
1942 - February 2 – WWII: President of the United States Franklin D. Roosevelt signs an executive order directing the internment of Japanese Americans and the seizure of their property.The attack on Pearl Harbor launched a rash of fear about national security, especially on the West...Read MORE...
1942 - June 4–June 7 – WWII: The Battle of Midway: The Japanese naval advance in the Pacific is halted.Naval History and Heritage Command (www.youtube.com) - June 7, 1942
1942 - December 1 – Gasoline rationing begins in the United States.License Numbers To Be on Coupons
When individuals obtain their basic "A" gasoline rationing...Read MORE...
1943 - February 7 – WWII: In the United States, it is announced that shoe rationing will go into effect in 2 days.Steps in Rationing Listed
WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 (AP) - Step forward in your last pair of unrationed ...Read MORE...
1943 - Penicillin first used successfully to treat a patientPENICILLIN IS NEW ERA IN MEDICINE
Changes Method Of War On Germs; Pales "Glory" Of Sulfa
By...Read MORE...
1944 - June 6 - WWII – D-Day: 155,000 Allied troops shipped from England land on the beaches of Normandy in northern France,...Read MORE...
1945 - August 6 – WWII: Atomic bombing of Hiroshima: A United States B-29 Superfortress, the Enola Gay, drops an atomic bomb, codenamed "Little Boy", on Hiroshima, Japan, at 8:15 a.m. (local time).Blasting of Hiroshima
Atomic Bomb Kills 150,000
...All Living Things Seared To Death, Tokyo...Read MORE...
1945 - August 9 - Atomic bombing of Nagasaki: A United States B-29 Bomber, Bockscar, drops an atomic bomb, codenamed "Fat Man", on Nagasaki, Japan, at 11:02 a.m. (local time).Another Atomic Bomb Dropped on Enemy City
Important Kyushu City of Nagasaki Struck With 'Good...Read MORE...
1945 - September 2 - World War II endsWORLD IS AT PEACE
Japan Surrenders Formally, Unconditionally to Allies in Short Ritual; V-J Day...Read MORE...
1947 - February 25 - The German state of Prussia is officially abolished by the Allied Control Council.www.wikipedia.org - February 25, 1947
1948 - The State of Israel is officially createdOn May 14, 1948, David Ben-Gurion, the head of the Jewish Agency, proclaimed the establishment of...Read MORE...
1949 - The Soviet Union successfully detonates an atomic weapon 1949 - Communists under Mao assume power in ChinaMao Zedong proclaims People’s Republic of China
"Naming himself head of state, communist...Read MORE...
1950 - January 31 - President Harry S. Truman orders the development of the hydrogen bomb, in response to the detonation of the Soviet Union's first atomic bomb in 1949www.wikipedia.org - January 31, 1950
1950 - June 25 - Korean War begins when North Korean forces invade South KoreaArmed forces from communist North Korea smash into South Korea, setting off the Korean War. The...Read MORE...
1953 - Dr. Jonas Salk, University of Pittsburg, announced successful testing of polio vaccinewww.worldatlas.com/ webimage/ countrys/ namerica/ usstates/ patimeln.htm -
1953 - July 27 - Korean War endsAfter three years of a bloody and frustrating war, the United States, the People's Republic of...Read MORE...
Death 1955Webster, Massachusetts, USA
George is buried at: Mount Zion Cemetery
Old Worcester Rd.
Rte 12
Webster, Massachusetts, USA
Added: 12/16/1999 12:00:00 AM
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